Recent Severe Weather Across The South

We've had some crazy severe weather across the South in the past few days. Thankfully, the threat of severe weather has ended. Sadly, 30+ fatalities have been confirmed, along with a large number of injuries.


From April 14th to the 16th, the US saw 1,003 total storm reports, 241 of which were for tornadoes. These numbers are still under review, and it is likely that they will change as the NWS conducts storm surveys.

Here is a report from NWS Little Rock regarding the outbreak in Arkansas. This post will focus on Mississippi, Alabama, and North Carolina.

Mississippi was hit pretty badly from these storms. So far, the NWS in Jackson has confirmed 5 tornadoes. Of these, 2 were rated EF3, with winds estimated at 140 mph. Video and pictures can be found at Mississippi Storm Chasing.
Surveys are still being conducted in Alabama and North Carolina. Preliminary information for Alabama can be found here, along with a video of a tornado. For North Carolina, here is a video of one of the tornadoes approaching Raleigh, as well as an analysis by Dr. Greg Forbes from The Weather Channel.